Ancient lotus blooms at Old Summer Palace

2020-07-07 Ecns.cn Editor:Liu Xian

(ECNS)--A lotus flower grown from a seed that lay dormant underground for over a hundred years bloomed for the second year at Beijing's Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan.

The new lotus born from its propagation has also entered bloom.

In 2017, 11 lotus seeds were discovered at a pond in Yuanmingyuan during an archaeological dig.

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